The Curator
Founder and final editorial authority. Governs releases and holds the final editorial call — subject to the three reserved powers above.
The powers placed beyond the Curator.
Maher is the founder, sole author of record, and final editorial authority of MetaX. Three powers are deliberately outside his reach — and their being outside his reach is the primary evidence that MetaX is an institution rather than a personality.
An ethics reviewer with genuine veto exists before the first publication, not after the first incident. Governance is architecture here, not remediation.
Three things the founder cannot do.
Each of these is a real constraint with a named process behind it, not a courtesy. §0.5 may not be amended to weaken any of them.
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He cannot overrule the ethics veto
A designated ethics reviewer may block any publication on the grounds set out in MX-014, and there is no appeal to the Curator. The veto exists before the first publication, not after the first incident.
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He cannot revoke a credential on his own authority
Revocation requires the review-panel process in MX-005 §5.9, with reasons published. A credential the Curator issued is not a credential the Curator can quietly withdraw.
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He cannot unilaterally amend succession
Once a successor has accepted in writing, the succession instrument cannot be suspended or amended without the successor's countersignature or their documented refusal.
Who holds which authority.
Authority in the universe is distributed across named roles with published limits. No single seat, including the Curator's, holds all of it.
The Ethics Reviewer
Holds a genuine veto over any publication under MX-014. The one authority the Curator cannot overrule.
The Review Panel
Owns credential revocation under MX-005 §5.9, and calibrates second-reviewer decisions so that no single reviewer's judgement is final.
The Successor
Named in MX-015. Once they accept in writing, the succession instrument can only change with their countersignature or documented refusal.
The Charter changes only in the open.
The Charter is amended only by a numbered release published in the Record, with reasons, a diff, and a 30-day comment window.
A numbered release
No amendment happens off the record. Each carries a version number, the reasons for the change, and a public diff.
A 30-day window
Member academies at Level 3 and above may file objections during the comment window, and every objection must receive a reasoned reply.
Two clauses are locked
The three refusals (§0.4) and the reserved powers (§0.5) may never be amended to weaken them. Those two sections are the floor.